The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-18
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as follows:
| Fellow-eitizens-I have the honor topre-
i sont 70 you Major u, A. Burke EToeiler0ug
cheers geptletI man VINO Is ,., sns ~
| recognize as being one who mas hau 90 la5islll
/ to az with the success Of the DeTnoerftig1
| party IN the PAST AZ the gfiTnAiliHlItll9il "
| the affairs Of the State Fl LouiAiafat ana
4 il her successes MP TO the present hour.
] tCheera.1
| Major Burke saids
] Friends and FellosS-G isens Though
/ this Is the FIRST time in my public career that
/ i hsye had ne ,satigfagtidn OF speaking d.
| reotly to the people Of this parish, se not
4 feel that j am stranger in or NJ CaddQ. Az
/ 4 look INTO hhe IAeea q the 1alI women before
/ me, flrget for the moment the harsh, NAY,
cruel incidents Of this extraordinary political
| campaign, and recall the picture Of loved
sisteE, an lndependent 1ollser, ieaehllg some
| fore tie clash Of arms called our men ana
| boys to battle
! i shall forever cherish grateful reoollsc7
! ton Of tile liindnegs and @hechon displayed
/ to a dear sister BIZ the noble women and men
4 of Gaddo, when, a. q boy of sixteen. ] NaH
i fighting the bread-Wlnntng battle N dis
tant State. Again in later years, when the
fatal issl1e came, when every son 81 the Soifta
| Wus called upon by his COUNT y for q ceutri-
button of blood, brain on service, fIeF ellll17s
lng from the ranks through cceaslFe efaisa
\ Of corporal. sergeant, lieutenant and CAP
tain, it ,fas here in shreveport, over tTeiiAy-l
four years ago, that concalyed and fuFrnu.
transportation department Of the Trans
mississippi, which was on the reconnleEdu-
ton Of Gen. II. Kirby Smith, adopted by the
Confederate government.
Here was Iaid Tie foundation plan Of my
industrial work aI subsequent years. Here
IL was received the cordial and subatan tai
announcement from the General command
ing, which enabled me to build up great
WoFiEshops, establiBh iniirmariea, and perfect
plans which made me feel that was no lag
gard IN my conntry's stf9gglet- hlt, 4 lear
have changed; some for ahe better thank
/ GOO; some for the worse.
Iheu the public man who made the indus
tries Of the country grow, VINO to1led and
struggled with zeal and fidelity to make the
South independent by the development on
her magnificent resources had the applause
public honorH. In the change which has
come about new class. or new doctrine, haa
sprung up proposing to reverse tleaold fogy
sygtem OF honofinE pubne-splfltea en- tand
For Inyseh / make no complaint. have
been henpred by the people Of this State pos
n sou, have been rewarded BY such inanifeE-
tatibns Of your respect and confidence al 70
at least square the account, and when you
choose 10 terminate my public service, in
stead of repro1ches, you viii have forever
my grateful acknowledgements for the hon
Ors received o. EOur hands NndfoF the oppQr-
tunity given me TO hnk my name with the
history Of your struggles and victorious Fe-
6emption. There ia, however,
A DANGER IN THE NEW DOCTRINE
which ought to be considered by the people.
We are given 70 understand By these lAtter-
day saints OF reform, in tleir crusade against
an honored Democrat OF North Louisiana,
Samuel ID, Alebnery, the present Governor
OF the Bb8te, that ii il be not q poaitiye crime
to serve the material interests Of the people,
such service at least deserves no conmanda-
In vain we point 20 the administration Of
public affairs in the executive departments
Of the State, to increased eiticieney IN the
COLLECTION Of the public revenue, to vast ri
tuetiona IN public expenditures $780, 600
| per year., to the Ftoppage Of any increase IN
the boating debt, to the gradual retirement
Of Old lndeoteqness, to me taet thAt the otii-
GERS and institutions Of tho State are no
longer ct the mercy Of brokers, Dut now re-
j UelNe cash for their warrants, that she public
: credit has increased from forty-tSo cents On
the dollar ~ ninety eenta, and ls RAPIDLY
! III vain DO We point to the fact that tie SUI
3 dietary commando the respect Of the people
E everywhere: that life, liberty and property il
{ | protected and preserved; that justice is moro
4 \ speedily administered than IN any other 5tata
8 OF the South; that through che wise exerclse
d Of the appointing power al the PARISHES are
relplelng n FessneIatl9}n ri tnelr Local Al
fairs through efficient police juriea
I IN vain DO we point to agricultural bureAug
aud societies, immigration conventions and
y Outraged, as q part OF wise gogernIDenk n
i thefaes of the fact that 1.T50.o00 cubic
: feet Of EateE, per second was Ronring eyei
4 the lands and onto the people; that e. 900.
u 0G0 cubic yards 0f leTeea have been built BIZ
b McEneFys administration, NJ less average
cost than by any former "a administration. thai
the reeonstraction Of the ieyee system is NOV
4 practically accomplished, alshpugh no eil
] zen Of the State dreamed thatit was possible
Q under ten years IN lace Of the fact that tilil
result i mainly due to determined policy
OF self-help and cooperation, inaugunRtet
. aud carried out by q determined Governor,
y we have SO far failed to extort from the sup
! - Il M E,NH
s sion that the chief promoter OF these p0lieie
q Is entitled 10 any credit whatever, or, tia
) the party which placed him ID power, ant
which Il responsible for his acts, Is deserving
70 of the continued support Of the people.
y ray more, rom the beginning ~ the cam
4 paIgn not only has the Governor Of the Stat
2 1een arTaigned, 9nt the fereest assaults ~
hurled by Gen. Nichols against the part
4 which has honored him in the past, aid Il
& which the people owe their redemption. Her
q Is his language: 4 scarcely recngnIze Ia
g working, active Democratic party Of the paaf
q Il i have noticed Tor Heverat years past Ill
VI growing tliSsf tisfaction With the parry man
II agement and thc pfiyt9 administration 81 81
p tment among the people that the tone Of 10
q paUtp and 81 its otielaisi IL gfQa y y below Wii
Z. the DalpoeTatie lllasses had she right q a
3 honestapd faithful deyotsd parry service Il
q for nothing
u His reckless assertions eAin1inate n th
Z, defamation, that some OF the higbes
u apostles Of the hitter day Democracy we're 4
- one time bowling Radicals, and not SO lon
y ago either. BY some mysterious proces
Aof Demqeratie patf9ilelEe and abspsnte d
q recfoIa Ot the judgment Of Democratic ieat
" eIE MANY % them have gucceedef, clIelg1
y slse, III gsttna me 3 OeHnoersssic nast NAlc
N When read inst speech I WAS struck VII
y sprpFise That 9 Candidate for the liixniie
ONCE q ttlet haslsErate should descend
y the nae q secn lailgllaga of indnlEe j
" yasHe or general Nominations, bat 1T did lg
= occur 70 me At any time that his reIiagl
n INTENDED 10 APPLY no IKE.
al Imagine the surprise 81 my friends when b
- Nichols campaign Wf,s opened ID the yar'is
Of Orleans the other dag i3 speeches ID Il
or tEelfthi fifsG and fifteenth Waytis to en-
u myself paraaed q one q tle hoWling had
% Gals nng AZ ATTEMPT naade " prove the fai
ne ~ KsadlnA what pileported n BE tesf
la Ap1ny given by ille before the Potter Cur
mites IN 1876 n favor Of ON peopli
AND reported Al saying mat / s5as 4 idl
eiHl tisp1 pltcanH and had never belonged
~ We Democratic party.
81 Lbs allHglpcetaenI WAS Ennde sy Hon. y
be Booths aud has nov become ets7gtiarf matt
le- Tor the AlcQl 0rafpfs III the (lfiea 81 caf
~ Pa1gn. " Weuid net have REQUIRED n4net 8
ct Nichols hats 10 haSs sent TO me
~ Bon On TINS question:, when his attaltio
Il Neiie nave been ctlled TO the fact That d 3
"a pos,erls esrnr had been corrected b. Il lett
Az % HQH. GARRISON Potter, Chairman III tl
ap c8Hmittee. WRITTEN apon the puhlieatin0
". sssell repprt also tlilt IT liad besH ptldie
Il- Treasurer
gilaple effort Of memory. Han.
90 5oeth snlellt he % recalled the fac thhl Is
IS ioieffl hcputfcaH candidate IN IErf N
Z, bae. FlncnbAck. That IN Al Bisris N.
w the nominee q TIE Danacrafig aHd Eihaf
su pfRaii9 tint ~ 1872 1oF file1if4ae 81 ~
Z. ! member 81 TIE Siafe NV Fflsfdi e
,h- paien Committee; TINT he paid tlis eonlni
re 1i uses ol he entire 6iata oeinpailin (
~ qnetA % Show the pRtapffiis. 5tist
"a bliFhe M5s seefsiagy ~ tiie dEanS.
"A NJ nRa that State ssi3a
~ h4n Booth, Is tfaaat NJ M 4 f'ssiItl'7i ~
eQiaeeted tlqin y. AZ BliFi1e q Yatt ei IN ~